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Joseph Addison. (1672–1719) (continued)

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And those that paint them truest praise them most. 1

The Campaign. Last line.

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The spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

Ode.

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Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly to the listening earth
Repeats the story of her birth;
While all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.

Ode.

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For ever singing as they shine,
The hand that made us is divine.

Ode.

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Should the whole frame of Nature round him break,
In ruin and confusion hurled,
He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack,
And stand secure amidst a falling world.

Horace. Ode iii. Book iii.

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In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow,
Thou ’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow,
Hast so much wit and mirth and spleen about thee,
There is no living with thee, nor without thee. 2

Spectator. No. 68.

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Much may be said on both sides. 3

Spectator. No. 122.

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The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd’s care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye.

Spectator. No. 444.

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Round-heads and wooden-shoes are standing jokes.

Prologue to The Drummer.

Note 1.
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.—Alexander Pope: Eloisa to Abelard, last line. [back]

Note 2.
A translation of Martial, xii. 47, who imitated Ovid, Amores iii. 11, 39. [back]

Note 3.
Much may be said on both sides.—Henry Fielding: The Covent Garden Tragedy, act i. sc. 8. [back]

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